How can I get a Mac-style Environment?

Davigetto · 2008-01-14 19:17:13

Hello, I have been surprised when I have seen an screenshot like this:

Yes, it is Linux with some tweaks to get it seem a MacOS. I would want to get the same Desktop.

How Can I get the same Desktop as the Screenshot? (Launch Bar and the menu bar on the top?)

Greetings

Last edited by Davigetto (2008-01-14 19:17:58)

lloeki · 2008-01-14 19:27:58

- with KDE that's fairly easy, there's an option to have the menu of KDE apps behaving like macs. but I don't know if it can have panel applets up in there too...
- but since it's kazehakase, it's gtk we're talking here, and well, I don't know gtk could do that! besides, it seems to integrate into the gnome panel... wait... the volume applet looks like the one from... xfce!?
- as for the dock, it's certainly AWN (avant window navigator)

EDIT: some more wonderings

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Davigetto · 2008-01-14 19:30:27

ok, one thing: AWN is the downside bar...

In KDE is easy, I have seen it...

but for GTK? I have the same question :S

skymt · 2008-01-14 19:37:43

I'm pretty sure that's using this applet. There are packages in the AUR for Gnome and XFCE.

fwojciec · 2008-01-14 19:38:56

1 aur/gnome-macmenu-applet 1.0.14-3
Mac-style menubar applet for gnome panel
2 aur/xfce4-macmenu-plugin 1.0.15-1
Mac-style menubar plugin for xfce panel (4.4+)

The screenshot DE looks like xfce. Try one of the above packages from aur -- I've never tried them myself so I've no idea if they work or not.

Phrodo_00 · 2008-01-14 19:39:18

it's possible in both xfce and gnome, but you'll need to install some patched stuff, it's all in the aur anyway, and last time I tried it it worked without problems. you need to replace gtk2 with gtk2-adq and either xfce4-macmenu-plugin or gnome-macmenu-applet, I didn't try it, but even kde apps are supposed to be compatible with this.

icrave · 2008-01-14 19:40:29

In GTK exists a modified version of gtk (gtk2-aqd) and two plugins: for gnome-panel and xfce4-panel.

Davigetto · 2008-01-14 19:49:18

Ok, I have installed macmenubar for xfce4 and gtk2-aqd and I got it! But in the aur package tells that gtk2-aqd package is out of date. It means that gtk2-aqd will never be updated?

wyvern · 2008-01-14 19:57:20

That dock/launcher could also be kiba-dock. There are also packages of that in the repository.

I've successfully used it with Xfce, with nothing more than Xfce's own compositing turned on too ^_^

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LTSmash · 2008-01-15 00:57:38

You surely want to use Baghira:

http://baghira.sourceforge.net/OS_Clone-en.php

That one is a cloning tutorial to convert KDE into Mac OS

PD: I think baghira IS in the repos, but i'm not sure in which one...

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Hinux · 2008-01-15 03:41:00

LTSmash wrote:

You surely want to use Baghira:
http://baghira.sourceforge.net/OS_Clone-en.php
That one is a cloning tutorial to convert KDE into Mac OS
PD: I think baghira IS in the repos, but i'm not sure in which one...

Interestingly Guide

Theoden · 2008-01-15 04:01:47

Here is an example of Gnome striving for that look. Gnome is a very good DE for immitating the OSX look.

Best regards,

--Theoden

jb · 2008-01-15 04:46:51

Shameless self promotion of my own screenshot from work, a few days back-> Here.

Yeah it's devoid of the actual color-scheme and icons/buttons of OSX... mostly because I can't stand them.

s26c.sayan · 2008-01-22 13:01:17

Anyone heard about mac4lin?

http://sourceforge.net/projects/mac4lin

blu3ness · 2008-01-22 22:48:23

mac4lin.. hmm I like their icons and that's about it

JAwuku · 2008-01-22 23:46:14

Try this online step-by-step howto for Mac4Lin (for Gnome):

http://www.howtoforge.com/mac4lin_make_ … like_a_mac

It uses the previous version of Mac4Lin (v 0.3)

http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/m … 0.3.tar.gz

Or you can download the latest version 0.4, download all 4 of the files for 0.4:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfile … _id=562464

LTSmash · 2008-01-23 00:47:37

Hinux wrote:

LTSmash wrote:
You surely want to use Baghira:
http://baghira.sourceforge.net/OS_Clone-en.php
That one is a cloning tutorial to convert KDE into Mac OS
PD: I think baghira IS in the repos, but i'm not sure in which one...
Interestingly Guide

Yeah, its nice i tried it and works fine, the only problem i had is to get a working dock...

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